Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Edmunds Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Freemantle , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Edmunds Road (SO16 4FY) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Freemantle average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Edmunds Road (SO16 4FY), the main crime hotspot is near Regent'S Grove. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Edmunds Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarmouth Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Henty Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Robbery Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent'S Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jess Clark Lodge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Falkland Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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